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Tongan princesses plan to marry commoners

Bruce HillUpdated
Thu 8 Aug 2013, 8:24 AM AEST

Two Tongan princesses are causing uproar in the kingdom after announcing they plan to marry commoners. The two princesses, one who's already refused an arranged marriage, are taking a step outside tradition that's proven foolhardy for those before them. And one, Frederica Tuita, who's tenth in line to the throne has said the idea of marriage to continue the royal line, is ancient and outdated.